Wire-rod-reeling machine



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No. 381,199. I 1 l `1 5auzened Ama-17, 1888.

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WIRE'RODRBBLING. BMHIIIE.` No. 381,199. j Patented Apr. 17,- 1888.

' State of Massachusetts,have inventedcertainl new' and usefulImprovements in Wire-Rod-` Reeling Machines; and I do hereby declare AN-ITRD STATES PATENT l OFFICER.

HORACE A. YOUNGQOF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming paie of Letters Patent No. 381,199, dated April1711898,`

' Appiicatin mea November 15,1881. Soriano. 255,228. (no model.)

To all whom it may] concern.-

Worcester,'in rthe county of Worcesterand that thefollowing is a full,clear, and exact-de scription of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part ofI the last two sets of rolls'ofa rolling-mill, andr the pipe or tube for conducting'the Wire rods` fromsaid rolls to the reel. view, upon an enlarged scale, of my said im#proved reeling-machine, all the followingv iigures also beingy on thesa1ne"'enlarged scale.;

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section'through the machine, taken on linea a, Fig. 4, looking in the direction of arrowa, showing parts ofthemachine in elevation and in different positions by full anddotted lines,as will be hereinafter more fully described. Fig. i4 is a top or planview of the machine, vindependent of the rolls and conducting-tube shownin Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is a side vicwof said machine, showing,

in addition tothe other figures, a looseand tight pulley upon its mainhorizontal drivingshaft.

` the machine, taken at-thepoint indicated by v thereof, hereinafterdescribed; and Fig. 9 rep-4 resents' a view similar to Fig. 6, showingamodication in the construction of the coi1- lifting mechanism, alsohereinafter described. In order that others may better understand thenature and purpose oflmy improvements,

I will now in detail. p y Y i In the drawings, the part marked Arepreproceed to describe the same more v sents the stationary frameworkof-the machine, which is made of the proper shapefand constructionv tosupport the various operating parts of said machine.

B is themain vertical driving-shafdwhich Fig. 2 is a front Aferred to.

Fig. 6 isa vertical sectionfof a part offitted to turn atthe 'bottomgina step formed in the bearingd, fastened to frame A,said` -V bearingbeingprovided with a ydetachable hold y ing-cap, d', Whose bottoln endhas a lbearing on the top .of a liangee, formed von the bottom of theshaftfto hold thev latter in position vertically.l The upper end of saidshaft B isiitted- Y 6o to turn in a'suitable bearing, f, formed in theframe A, having Ia detachable facecap, f.-

(See Fig.-2.) Above said, bearing is secured on the shaft the base orbottom part, Q,of the reel, upon which are deposited the wire rods, ashereinafter more ful'lyexplainedwfA continuous rotary motion is impartedto said shaft .and lreel-base G by means of suitable driving mechanismoperatively connected with the cen- `tralshaftd.' As an illustration ofone way of accomplishing said result, I have shown a bevel-gear, g,onthelower end of theshaft,

which 'meshes with another bevelgear, g', oi i the horizontaldriving-(shaft D, previously re# turn in suitable stationary bearings-hh, vand ,is drivenby one of the pulleys i or i', securedSaidvhori-zontal shaft isrfitted to thereon, the other beinga loosepulley, as or-- Ydinarny. said tight pulley may in tum be f drivenbysuitable mechanism (not shown) con- Thereel-base O- isV made with anopen circu-v lar receptacle .or pocket, j extending entirely aroundthesame near Vits outer edge, in whichV are deposited the wirerodsk-(see Figs. 3,6, and

9) as they are delivered from the rolling-mill.`

side of thefreceptacle-opening with'th'e inclined surfaces or tracks Zm, inclined down# ward and out fromgthe center of the machine,

'as is best shown` in saidFigs. 3, 6, and Q9.

Abovev the wire-rod receptacle j and'trackslm are arranged a series ofwheels, n.-.four"inY` this instance`having next to their. bearings`beveled or cone-shaped hubs nncorrespond ing to the bevels of saidtracks.' Said ,wheels n kare tted to turn in suitable "bearings, p2,

formed in the lower ends of a frame, o, having` i Y vertical movementsonly. It is lelevated andv y lowered toraise Vthe wheels n 'above thekvvire'-V rod receptacle and tracks lm, as indicated by dotted lines inFig. 3, and lowered to ydrop-the roo hubs n onto their respective.tracks, as, indi vcated by ,fun4 Kunes., by. meansiof nheverucaipistonrods p p,connected at their yupper-'ends A The top of said base Cis also'provided at each* bearings being provided at their outer endswith vertical openings to receive said pistonrods.

The purpose of the rot-ary wheels n over the wire-rod receptacle is tohold the rods in position from ying out in the operation of deliveringand coiling the same in said receptacle, said wheels, as will beunderstood, resting during said operation upon the inclined surfaces ortracks Z m, and by frictional contact turning therewith, therebyoffering no resistance to the ods inthe coiling operation,while at thesame time retaining them within their proper limits, as previouslystated.

In making the machine the rotation of the reel-base C is timed, as isusual in other similar reeling-machines, to correspond with the speed atwhich the rods are delivered thereto, so that said rods will be laid ina regular and even coil as fast as they are delivered thereon.

In order that the forward end vof each rod may be properly directed fromthe end of the conducting-tube s under the first wheel n, and into thereceptacle formed in the reel-base C, I preferably arrange a hood, s',(see Figs. l and 7 in front of the first wheel under which the rodpasses, thesides thereof being extended down below the top surface ofthe reel-base into the circular rod-receptacle, as is fully rshown insaid figures.

The hood is fastened independent of the wheel by means of a rod, si,extending up therefrom and fastened at the top to the frame o, as bestshown in Fig 7. Although said hood is of considerable advantage, it isnot absolutely essential, as by extending the end of the conductingtubeforward a little longer than is shown and using care to bend the same soas to direct the rod properly the hood may be dispensed with. Itherefore reserve the right to employ the same or not, as desired. Aftereach coil is completed the frame `0 and its wheels n are raised, aspreviously described, into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3.Said coil is then lifted above the bottom of the receptacle in which itwas formed, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 6, so as to beconveniently grasped by means of suitable tongs and removed from thereel in the usual way. It is thus lifted by means of a series of radiallifting-arms, t, operatively connected with the vertical piston-rods p,hereinbefore described, suitable openings, t', being formed in thereel-base for the reception of said lifting-arms to admit of theaforesaid operation being performed. The liftingarms t, of whichthereare four shown in this instance, are hinged at their inner ends atthe points t2 to ears formed on the upper end of the internal hub, t2,of the reel-base, as shown in Fig. 6. The upward swinging movementsthereof are controlled by their upper edges striking the under surfaceof the reel-base, and their downward movements by their vertical innerends coming in contact with the vertical sides of said internal hub, t3.The normal positions of the arms are those which they occupy whendropped down, as shown by full lines. They are raised all together fromsaid positions to elevate the coil, as previously stated, by means ofthe horizontal disk u (fitted to slide vertically on the hub t) throughthe vertical connecting-rods 'v v, horizontal plate w, and the collarsa: x, secured to piston-rods p p, the rods v being fastened to the diskand plate w. Said plate is provided with vertical openings at both endsto receive the piston-rods and all arranged to move together vertically.By this construction it is previously described, the fixed collars ww,

ycoming against the outer ends of plate w, lift said plate and all theparts connected therewith, thereby swinging up the outer ends of thearms t, and in consequence lifting the finished coil out of itsreceptacle, so that it may be conveniently removed from the reel, ashereinbefore described.

If desired, instead of employing t-he hinged arms t, as above described,said arms'may be formed upon or fastened directly to disk u, as shown inFig. 9, without departing from the principle of my invention, said arms,as will be obviously seen, serving the same purpose in either case. Inoperation, the elevation of the coil by the aforesaid lifting mechanismfollows directly after the elevation of the frame o and its wheels n,and both operations are performed automatically. The time between oneoperation and the other may be varied, as desired, by changing thepositions of the collars x w on the piston-rods and making other partsof the machine to conform therewith.

Inpractice, the machine is designed to be stopped automaticallypreparatory to removing each finished coil by connecting the shippingmechanism with one of the piston-rods or parts lifted thereby; but assaid shipping mechanism constitutes no part of my invention it is deemedunnecessary to illustrate or describe the same.

If desired, the reel-base C may be made with an open-bottomcoil-receptacle having a suitable number of cross-supports for the coil,as shown in Fig. 8, instead of with a solid slotted receptacle,as'hereinbefore described.

The number and position of wheels n and arms t may also be varied, aswell as the general construction of the machine modified to produce alike result without departing from the principle of my invention. Havingdescribed my improvements, what IOO ITO

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I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-, Y 1. In aWire-rodreeling machine, the combination of the reel With a series ofrotarywheels mounted horizontally in, a suitable havingverticalreciprocating movements, substantially as and for the purposeset forth. Y

3. The combination ofthe reel of awire-r rodfre'eling .machine with aseries lof, rotaryv wheels'whose axes arevv at right angles to the axisof said reel and radiate from one'common center, and which Wheels aremounted infa frame having reciprocating lmovements to-A ward andfrom thereel in the direction of its axis, substantially as and for the purposeset forth. v y .c v Y 4. In a Wire-'rod-reeling machine, theconibination ofthe rotary reel-base, havingan 3o open circularreceptacle or pocket near its outer edge and inclined top surfaces ortracks at each side thereof, with 'a series of rotary wheels havinginclined or cone-shaped hubs corresponding to the bevel of said surfacesor4 tracks and mounted lhorizontally' 'in a frame arranged above thereeLhai'ing vertiealre-l .edge and inclined top snrfaccs or tracksatciprocating movements 'imparted to it, substantially as andforthe'purpose set forth.v

5. The combination of the reel-base,having a circular receptacle or.pocket near its outer [each side thereof, With aseries of rotary Wheelsarranged over the receptacle, alsolhaving in-v clined or cone-'shapedhubs correspo'ndinglto` the bevel of the tracks on the reel-base andmounted horizontally in aframe having vertical reciprocating movementsimparted toit by means substantially as described, and the hood arrangedand fastened in fr'ontroffon and for'the purposeset forth.,y 11

the aforesaid rotarywheels, substantiag,

6. The combination of the rotary reel-base,

having an open circular- `rod receptacle or pocket near its outer edgeand aseries of ver-..

tical 'radial slots or openings, with a seriesof radial' coil-liftingarms fitted to workin said foso r vertical openings, and means,substantially as described, forl elevating and lowering said arms, forthe purpose' specified.

7. The combination of, the reel-baseof'a vsjirerodreeling machine,having an open rod .receptacle orpocket nearits outer edge,;and

inclined top Ysurfaces at each side thereoialso suitable openings toreceive coil-liftingarms, and aseries ofl rotary Wheels over thetop; of

the-said receptacle for keeping K thewire' rod in position'during theceiling operation, With/ saidlifting-arms arranged radially'around thecentral shaft, and meanssubstantially as .dei

vscribed, for elevating said Varms tolift thecoil out of its receptacle,substantially assetforth. 1'

8. Awire-rod-reelingmachine comprising,

in combination, a reel-base having a circular receptacleor pocket nearits`outer-edgeand.y :i5

inclined .top surfaces or tracksatk each -.side thereof, also havingSuitable openings forfthe receptionsof coillifting arms,and means,snbstantially as described, for rotating said reel, v,

a frame arrangedoverthereel having mounted and .fitted to turnhorizontallythereon aseries of Wheels having cone-*shaped hubscorrespond- L.

ingto'the bevels of the aforesaidtracks onthe j Y reel-bas e,meanasub'stantially as described,

for imparting vvertical reciprocating mov'efl ments to said frame andits wheels, radial arms Aarranged `under thefreel base for lifting the-Acompletedrod-coil, and means', substantially Y as described,operativelyconnected. ,with the frame and Wheel-lifting mechanism,forel'evat-k ing said arms, all constructed `and* arrangedto V9o operatesubstantially asset forth. y

f HORACE A. YOUNG.Lv Witnesses: A f "Y o .ALBEm` A. BARKEB, LUcIUs'W.BRIGGS.

